climate

cli·mate  (klmt)

n.

1. The meteorological conditions, including temperature, precipitation, and wind, that characteristically prevail in a particular region.

2. A region of the earth having particular meteorological conditions: lives in a cold climate.

3. A prevailing condition or set of attitudes in human affairs: a climate of unrest.

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[Middle English climat, from Old French, from Late Latin clima, climat-, from Greek klima, surface of the earth, region; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

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climate

Noun

1. the typical weather conditions of an area

2. an area with a particular kind of climate

3. a prevailing trend: the current economic climate [Greek klima inclination, region]

climatic adj
climatically adv

USAGE: Climatic is sometimes wrongly used where climactic is meant. Climatic should be used to talk about things relating to climate; climactic is used to describe something which forms a climax.

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climate  (klmt)

The general or average weather conditions of a certain region, including temperature, rainfall, and wind. On Earth, climate is most affected by latitude, the tilt of the Earth's axis, the movements of the Earth's wind belts, the difference in temperatures of land and sea, and topography. Human activity, especially relating to actions relating to the depletion of the ozone layer, is also an important factor.

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Climate

See also environment; weather

climatography

the science of the description of climate. — climatographer, n. — climatographical, adj.

climatology

the science that studies climate or climatic conditions. — climatologist, n. — climatologic, climatological, adj.

cryptoclimate

the climate of the inside of a building, airliner, or space ship, as distinguished from that on the outside.

hyetography

the study of the geographical distribution of rainfall by annual totals. — hyetographic, hyetographical, adj.

meteorology

the science that studies climate and weather variations. — meteorologie, meteorological, adj. — meteorologist, n.

microclimatology

1. the study of minute gradations in climate that are due to the nature of the terrain.
2. the study of microclimates or climates of limited areas, as houses or communities. — microclimatologist, n. — microclimatologic, microclimatological, adj.

phenology

the branch of biology that studies the relation between variations in climate and periodic biological phenomena, as the migration of birds or the flowering of plants. — phenologist, n. — phenologic, phenological, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	climate - the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time; "the dank climate of southern Wales"; "plants from a cold clime travel best in winter" clime environmental condition - the state of the environment
	2.	climate - the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election" mood condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

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climate

noun 1. weather, country, region, temperature, clime

noun 2. atmosphere, environment, spirit, surroundings, tone, mood, trend, flavour, feeling, tendency, temper, ambience, vibes (slang)

Translations

climate [ˈklaɪmɪt] n → clima m;

(fig) → clima m; ambiente m

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climate [ˈklaɪmɪt] n → climat m

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climate [ˈklaɪmɪt] n → Klima nt

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climate [ˈklaɪmɪt] n → clima m

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climate

n climate [ˈklaimət]

1 the weather conditions of a region (temperature, moisture etc) Britain has a temperate climate. weersgesteldheid مُناخ، طَقْس климат klima klima das Klima κλίμα clima kliima آب و هوا ilmasto climat אַקלִים जलवायु klima éghajlat, klíma iklim loftslag clima 気候 기후 klimatas klimats iklim klimaat klima, værlag klimat clima climă, cli­mat климат podnebie podnebje klima klimat สภาพอากาศ iklim 氣候 клімат آپ و ہوا khí hậu 气候

2 the conditions in a country etc the economic/moral climate. klimaat مُناخ عام ( الأفكار السّائِدَه) атмосфера ovzduší, poměry klima das Umfeld κλίμα, κατάσταση clima, situación õhkkond شرایط ilmasto, ilmapiiri climat אֲווִיָרה माहौल atmosfera légkör suasana andi, andrúmsloft, aðstæður clima 風潮 풍토, 사조 sąlygos, klimatas, atmosfera klimats iklim klimaat klima, atmosfære klimat, sytuacja clima climat атмосфера; климат pomery razmere klima klimat สถานการณ์ของประเทศ (genel) hava, ortam 社會環境 атмосфера, умови ملکی حالات không khí 一般（社会）趋势

adj cliˈmatic [-ˈmӕ-]

klimaties مُناخي климатичен klimatický klimatisk; klima- klimatisch κλιματολογικός climático kliima- وابسته به آب و هوا ilmasto climatique אַקלִימִי जलवायु संबंधी klimatski éghajlati sesuai iklim loftslags- climatico 気候の 기후(상)의, 풍토의 klimato, klimatinis klimatisks iklim klimaats- klimatisk, klima- klimatyczny climático climatic климатический klimatický podneben klimatski klimatisk, klimat- สถานการณ์ของประเทศ iklimsel 氣候的 кліматичний موسمی thuộc khí hậu 气候的